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I\u2019d find some other reason and have it well backed up.\"<br><br>Oh, good... that's a very ethical, upfront position... \"We don't like her blog, but firing her for that would be bad PR so let's fake up some other reason.\"<br><br>And this fits in with your ideas that companies should be more transparent and honest with their public... how??<br><br>Oh, and this is pretty much what the second reason in this letter does, incidentally - they allege that, since she worked on her site during work hours she violated a section of her contract that commits her to 35 hours per week. Note that they don't say in this section that her performance suffered... but it's a legalistic point. 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Even though she never mentioned names and used pseudonyms, it is easy to identify her and therefore identify the company. Also, you had an advert running in a Paris newspaper with a photo of you as well as the URL of the blog. They say that this blog is destined for a large audience, so does not fall under the privacy laws of France. It says that she dissed and denigrates here bosses, which is unacceptable. This causes harm to the people employed and to the company, attacking them this way. Potential clients will see that their company name has been sullied.<br><br>It continues saying that she had posted information that she had deleted, this had been mentioned in some comments. She had deleted them because she thought they were to risky. The company doesn't know what they were, but since they were too risky, they couldn't have been good. And these were published to a large audience.<br><br>She blogged from work, which is a no no. She also used excuses to not go to work, to pretend that her kid was sick, when in effect the kid wasn't.<br><br>It says that she was disloyal and that the company has lost trust in her because she aired her opinions this way, to the public at large. She tarnished their reputation. She made it impossible for her to continue working with the accountants.<br><br>It mentions that they are not considering suing her yet, but if she isn't careful with what she says, they might.<br><br>In the meantime, she is suing them for 56000 pounds, about two years worth of wages.<br><br><a href=\"http://fistfulofeuros.net/archives/002628.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://fistfulofeuros.net/archives/002628.php</a><br><br>It's looking bad for the company, they should have just given her some money and sent her off on  vacation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-22_21:50:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a8f75cf4bfbda303c25b33b7772acee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646137": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Steph: what did the analysis say? I can't read French.<br><br>One thing, no matter how clueless my position is, note the huge PR hurt that this company is in. They've been in newspapers around the world and now look like jerks everywhere.<br><br>If it were me I'd never fire a blogger for her blog. I'd find some other reason and have it well backed up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-22_20:39:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maybe somebody has already pointed you to this:<br><br>- <a href=\"http://www.petiteanglaise.com.nyud.net:8080/archives/2006/07/20/suspendered/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.petiteanglaise.com.nyud.net:8080/arc...</a><br><br>Petite's account of the firing.<br><br>And, more interesting maybe if you're after the \"employer's side of the story\", here is an analysis of her letter of dismissal (by a lawyer, but in French):<br><br>- <a href=\"http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2006/07/20/405-la-lettre-de-licenciement-de-petite-anglaise\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-22_20:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "4194dd08fa5a00f02f50d0d45412144b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646139": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"When companies hire you they are hiring you for your reputation.\"<br><br>No. Wrong. Absolutely, completely WRONG. The company and I are engaging in a trade of my time, talent and work skills for a compensation package. That's ALL. Yes, there are some peripheral responsibilities such as not disclosing trade secrets.<br><br>If a corporation wants to control my life 24 x 7, pay me for that. But that is NOT what current employment does - it is a trade of my labor and time for financial consideration. Period.<br><br>You keep bringing up examples of inappropriate behavior that you think support your position - but they don't. On stage at a conference? Uh, of course you are identified with your company. At a corporate party? Same thing. I'm NOT arguing about those.<br><br>You seem to want to live in a society where corporations can penalize me for saying or doing things completely disconnected from the company, that cannot be tracked to the company and that don't involve the company in any way. I don't want to live in such a society.<br><br>Finally, there's no way you're going to sell business blogging with this as a basic tenet - sure some people will blog and you'll have marketing 'blogs' that are as personal as a press release. But there's no way most employees will blog with any openness if they have a reasonable chance of getting disciplined or fired. If companies want to reap the benefits of the new openness, they need to  embrace a little more tolerance and realize that employees are free agents, not their childern, wards or servants.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-21_18:12:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "89e99ae8ec1aa318ccb8119881446ecf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646140": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rick, I've seen people get fired for things they did at a private party. Oh, and ever watch a baseball player get fired for doing drugs? I have. It has nothing to do with their on-the-job performance. It has EVERYTHING to do with their reputation.<br><br>And, sorry, anytime you write something on a public blog it's the same thing as if you stepped on stage in the public square and said it.<br><br>That said, I totally agree with you on what employers must do to be \"clued in.\" I will only work for employers that let me speak my mind openly and without prior restraint. If that ever changes I'll expect to go find another job.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-21_18:18:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646141": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;You are wrong about her \u2018talking smack about her boss\u2019 - I have tried to find where she did, and I can\u2019t.<br><br>OK, I was wrong there. I saw that she was scared of her boss learning about her blog, so I assumed she had something to worry about.<br><br>As to freedom of speech: sorry, you have none if you work for a corporation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_13:01:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646142": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Raincoaster: I don't work for a company that bans adult language. Hope that helps! :-)<br><br>Translation: If using a certain type of language is important to you and your boss isn't letting you use it, then leave and get another job! I'm all for that. Just like MacBeach just demonstrated.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_22:47:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646143": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Getting dooced sucks. That's why it's good to be self-employed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_10:59:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a8f75cf4bfbda303c25b33b7772acee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646144": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Peter: I still don't get what I'm wrong about. Can you please be specific about what I'm wrong about?<br><br>OK, I will fix the thing about being French. I was definitely wrong about that.<br><br>As to how she was treated by her company, I don't know the facts of why she was fired. You don't either. So, how can I be wrong there?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_02:09:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646145": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"I saw people get fired for how they behaved at a party (they were hitting inappropriately on someone I knew). I thought that was totally justifiable. How you behave in public DOES reflect on the company.\"<br><br><br>I'll top that.<br><br>I know a guy who got fired (at least threatened with such) for not \"voluntarily\" giving to the United Way campaign that the company (fortune 50 or less at the time and still) sponsored.  He turned in his resignation the next day, had a new job the day after.  Within a year half a dozen colleagues left to go to the same much smaller company, and I'm sure all got nice pay increases in the bargain.  I'd say that a dozen people had their triggers pulled to leave in the long run by this one incident, myself included.  It wasn't that we disliked United Way, it was that we finally saw our local management (particularly the HR department) for the total nincompoops that they were (how many people do you know who drive a Winebego to work every day?).  This was the 70s by the way, a time when companies were begging for programmers, and these were systems programmers that commanded the highest salaries in the industry (most of us made more than our managers).<br><br>In other words, the decision to threaten this guy cost the company huge bucks in replacement costs for all those people, disruption in the technologies they supported, and the small company that got all that talent ended up taking a lot of business away from them too.  I doubt anyone in that incompetent management structure ever figured out what hit them or why.  But they did subsequently close down that local Washington Division.   Today things would probably be different.  News of that event would have been all over the place and would spread faster than any number of lawsuits could handle.  Not only would they lose the original disgruntled employees but might lose their ability to replace them AT ALL.<br><br>I don't know what the laws in this area are for a company disclosing reasons for dismissal, but in this particular case they would be well advised to get as much out there as they are allowed, even if they had to do it in a round-about way.  A simple \"Her dismissal had nothing to do with her blog\" would be helpful, if that is the case, otherwise they could state that they do not allow blogs of any kind, as a general policy statement.  As I pointed out in my own (related) entry, blogging is just a buzzword for a particular publishing technology, so if they are going to ban blogging, they are implicitly banning any public admission that you work for the company.  What follows is the realization by the public that all statements about such a company by company insiders are filtered, and possibly untrustworthy.  That, IMHO, is a dangerous position for any company that sells products to the general public to be in.<br><br>I guess what remains to be seen for these \"naked conversations\" is whether all of the participants will be disrobing voluntarily.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_22:00:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "macbeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646146": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert - you are wrong, and by now you know it. Read through the tone of some of your comments - a bit whiny, aren't they?<br><br>I have yet to find a blogger who wasn\u2019t fired for good reasons indeed ... The smart thing now is to admit you were wrong.<br><br>On the face of it, i.e., going by the information currently available, Petite (shame you didn't read closely enough to spot that she isn't actually French) has been badly treated by her company.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_00:41:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "576332a9f9b20ddada67f9bb953349ec", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646147": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hahaha, and then you have bosses like mine, who don't give two shits about employee ativity inside the network. Doesn't much matter I guess, considering my boss is awesome.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_16:39:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "4e5f3c6fd5ff795a3b356909dc595a31", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646148": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, have you not used adult language yourself? Could you have been fired for it? According to your stated position, you should have been. Or for telling jokes that your boss doesn't find funny. Or pretty much anything else. Is every aspect of your life subject to corporate approval?<br><br>Also, please let us not forget that only a person who worked closely with her at that company was able to determine her identity and connect the blog with the company. This is in no sense publicly-available information; it is insider information. The public had no way of determining where she worked, and from the way her blog looks, wouldn't be particularly interested. Her identity does not come from her corporate association at all. She was obviously more of a force as a blogger than as a worker. As an individual she was onstage. As a worker, she was not.<br><br>As the labour market continues to invert (giving the power to the sellers of labour, rather than the purchasers) we'll see a correction. Your attitude, Robert, that \"As to freedom of speech: sorry, you have none if you work for a corporation\" has been very strong throughout the last twenty-five years or so, but that is changing, and this case is going to be an important precedent. I don't want to get all Business 2.0 rah-rah about it, but it's true.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_21:26:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "e1cc5af59f80b5ed014df94b5e186ee9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646149": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "In response to \"Honarium on Tuesday,\" the post seems to misunderstand freedom of speech.  The first ammendment states that Congress shall make no law regulating speech, the 14th ammendment extended that prohibition to the states and local governments, but that's it as far as freedom of speech goes.<br><br>To answer your other arguments, other federal and state antidiscrimination laws do protect other specific non-work activiteis like attending religious services, and in some states political activity (I think.)<br><br>None of this says an employer can't fire you for saying bad things about them.  In my mind it really doesn't matter if you intended to disclose who you're employer is or not or if you wanted to be completely anonymous.  I do believe, contrary to the prior posts, that an employer buys a certian ammount of loyalty when they buy my time.<br><br>The freedom of speech never was, and should never be, the right to speak without consequences; it merely eliminates certian governmental responses to certian types of speech.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_16:54:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "e2448b43ff5638277e6ec48a68d7db62", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I wonder what percentage of bloggers actually publish under theri own name? Is there an etiquitte in blogging about \"pen-names\" - keyboard-names?<br><br>--<br>Alan Thomas<br>Rowing Science Weblog<br><a href=\"mailto:RowingScience@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">RowingScience@gmail.com</a><br><a href=\"http://daily-erg-workout.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://daily-erg-workout.blogspot.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_00:33:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "daa4c46949c92da9fb3880b24c196ce8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "so, first you imply she fired for blogging and her employers found out about it. Then you say you doubt she was fired for her blog?  Do you even know what your position is? Robert, you look a bit like   National Inquirer on this one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_00:34:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646152": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rick: in my mind? Yes.<br><br>When companies hire you they are hiring you for your reputation. If you do something to harm that reputation (like taking off your clothes on stage at a conference, or smoking dope in front of a customer) then you should get sent onto do other work. I don't care whether this is on \"your time\" or \"company time.\" In my mind there isn't a difference.<br><br>I saw people get fired for how they behaved at a party (they were hitting inappropriately on someone I knew). I thought that was totally justifiable. How you behave in public DOES reflect on the company.<br><br>If you don't like those rules, either work for a company that doesn't care or work for yourself!<br><br>But to say that you should be able to do whatever you want without consequences seems to me to be a fairly dangerous road to go down.<br><br>The blogging policy is \"be smart.\" I don't see any reason to change that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_20:55:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646153": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rick: I didn't say she said things about her employer that were inappropriate. But I certainly saw communications on her blog, and images, that would raise eyebrows in companies that I've spoken to. Are they fireable offenses? Not in my eyes, but then I'm a pretty liberal guy.<br><br>I doubt she was fired because of her blog solely, though. Even she doesn't claim that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_00:02:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646154": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One more thing... You say<br><br>\"If you\u2019re speaking in public, you\u2019ve got to represent your company professionally.\"<br><br>Yes... if you're known as an employee of the company or are speaking on its behalf. Certainly. But what about the case when someone doesn't advertise their connection with a company and nothing they say on their blog is related to their work or their company? Should they still be subject to firing for what they post? See my wine example above...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_20:23:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "89e99ae8ec1aa318ccb8119881446ecf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>I'm surprised at your attitude. Here I thought all of this blog stuff was about self-expression and a new way of doing things. Seems like it's the same old command and control, 1950s grey-suited conformity. New media? Fah...<br><br>Is this really the world you want to champion? is this what you want to help create? Because I don't see the value in millions of blogs that don't say anything because we've created a world completely without personal space. Look at the just-release Pew study... most people who blog are doing it... for self-expression.<br><br>Look, of course one has to be smart... blog about work, your company or your company's partners/customers/execs and you're taking a risk. But, well, let's take an example...<br><br>I'm a wine geek. Love the stuff, collect it and even post online about it with others who share my interest. If I blog about a wine dinner and talk not only about how great the wine, food and people were but finish with something like \"And we all drank WAY too much.. must have been 2 bottles a person. Thank God for taxis\" should I really have to worry that my 'alcohol is evil' boss might fire me? Do we really want to have a world where there's no tolerance for diversity and no personal time or space and my only recourse is to be silent and hide?<br><br>Because, if that's what you're advocating, you're advocating a society that is taking the first steps to totalitarianism... Read Arendt... the atomization of society and the elimination of personal space are prime characteristics of totalitarian societies. Yes, that's a bit of hyperbole. But a few decades of this and it may well not be hyperbole, but nascent reality.<br><br>Don't, I really mean do NOT talk about open conversations and how we're empowering people with communication technologies and then argue for a position that says we should all hide any part of ourselves that is the least bit controversial - and if we don't, that persecution and firing is just fine, thank you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_15:13:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "89e99ae8ec1aa318ccb8119881446ecf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646156": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rick, OK, let's back up. Yes, I'm for all that stuff. Free expression for all. And everything.<br><br>But when you work for a company you are joining your brand, er content, er face, er \"attitude\", in with other people's. You don't get free speech, sorry. If free speech is important to you then you better make sure your speech will be accepted before you accept a job there.<br><br>I am not going to tell my readers to do whatever they want. That'll get them fired and will be bad advice.<br><br>If you're speaking in public, you've got to represent your company professionally.<br><br>If you don't like those rules, then either don't speak in public or choose a company that'll support your ideas and your way of communicating.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_18:39:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646157": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Fact Robert - she's British working in Paris. Sad thing - she works for a firm of auditors I know, which is deeply embarrassing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_20:01:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "dahowlett", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646158": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So, robert, you admit you don't know the story, but the employer's right? Come on - point to some evidence... your post, and your comments here, insinuate that she was saying things about her employer that were inappropriate. So... put up. Link to those posts. Or admit that you are wrong.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_23:35:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "89e99ae8ec1aa318ccb8119881446ecf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646159": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The thing about this is I don't know why this girl REALLY got fired. It might have had nothing to do with her blog. But I did find some adult photos on her blog and some adult language. I know many people who would fire you for doing that kind of stuff in the public square. Which is what blogging is.<br><br>When you're employed you are loaning your reputation to the company. If your company doesn't like your reputation they'll ask you to find another company to loan it to.<br><br>What you do in public has a GREAT impact on your reputation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_21:02:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646160": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>I think it's fine to tell people \"here's the status quo, this is how the world is, so you need to think about what you do and say online.\" In fact, I agree with you that it's the responsible thing for someone like you to do.<br><br>But the message I was getting from your post and subsequent comments was that this status quo was just fine... that there's nothing wrong with people being judged on things they say outside of work, even when those things are not related to work at all. That's what I don't agree with, and I think we need to start having a discussion around what employers can reasonably expect. Much of what people post now, they have always done - their employers just didn't know about it. And, unless it affects work, there's never really been a problem,<br><br>Now, all of a sudden, employers CAN find out this stuff. Does that mean it should matter? If it didn't when then did not know about it, why does it now (again stipulating that we're not talking passing company secrets, etc.)?<br><br>Throughout everything I see from you above, I get the feeling you're comfortable with this state of affairs... that's what disappoints me, and what I can't agree with. We need to start talking about just how much intrusion into out non-work lives corporations should expect... not as a matter of law, but in the process of building a new social contract.<br><br>Right now, corporations seem to think that they can expect you to be available by cell/email/IM outside of work hours... but you can't do any persona surfing inside of them. And now you can be fired for writing things that some manager objects to which has nothing to do with your performance. Sorry, but that's a worldview I can't help but question.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_20:20:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "89e99ae8ec1aa318ccb8119881446ecf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646161": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You are wrong about her 'talking smack about her boss' - I have tried to find where she did, and I can't. Even more, I have tried to find where her employer is identified - I can't. They did that for themselves. You are also wrong, IMO, to suggest that any employee can expect their employer's intervention if they blog. There is a distinction, here - I work, and after work I blog, and that is in my private space. My employer only gets rights if I start talking about my work - or I blog during working hours from my office.<br><br>But you are 100% correct when you say, \"Anytime you are identifyable with your company you\u2019ve gotta be professional about your behavior.\"<br><br>If there is indeed a court case, it would be tried in either France or England; the outcome will have no impact on corporate blogging in the 'corporations blog' sense. It may well have a limited impact in that country - not in Europe - on employees' rights when they blog.<br><br>I hope that companies wake up to the pressing need to make sure that blogging is covered in the contract of employment by the time this case is settled. And I know nothing about the law in California or Washington, but I suspect that such a lawsuit would not be laughed out of court there.<br><br>I think it is fair to say that you were the most envied person among the bloggerati while you were at Microsoft: how DID he get that gig? Paid to blog .... wow! ... and as such, you have a great deal of influence, and you should not forget that with it goes responsibility; no-one wants to accuse you of exercising the 'prerogative of the harlot'. I think you are wrong in what I saw as an immediate leap to the defence of the corporation.<br><br>But the main thing I refer to is a line you wrote on June 12: \"Bloggers rarely call before writing. It's something I hope we can change. Call before running the story. It's what great journalists do.\"<br><br>I'm not suggesting you should have called. What I am suggesting is that you should have taken some time to read a little more deeply into the story.<br><br>And a final point \u2013 you know how on some blogs, posts are not corrected, they just cross the original out and replace it, so that you can still see what was written in the first place? I think this might be a convention worth adopting in the name of transparency.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_03:53:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "576332a9f9b20ddada67f9bb953349ec", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646162": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmm . . . looks like her account has been suspended:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.petiteanglaise.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.petiteanglaise.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_13:03:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "7389560b7c9f4bbe4ff38c2ec9f7b0d9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646163": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>Thanks for raising the profile of this story. (check out the coverage on The Independent (<a href=\"http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1185350.ece%29%21\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1...</a>). It's sad her employers are so a**l and orthodox. Their business decision!<br><br>P.S.: I hate to have to be pedantic, but in the interest of accuracy, you will note that she's in fact English. (\"Petite Anglaise\" is French for \"Little English woman\" (word for word translation- actually the meaning is closer to \"cute little English girl\")", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_18:17:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "4001bc5d6e84cfcd8b48527ab06640fa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646164": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I certainly think you jumped the gun on this one, Robert. If you read her blog it was innocuous about her employer. They certainly over-reacted.<br><br>As far as the employment law is concerned, I'm glad there are many parts of the world where employees have greater protection than in California and Washington. The American model isn't necessarily right for everyone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_18:34:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "f4733d16cea2d4748eed96a350aa5419", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646165": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Reminds me of a large company I worked for once.  On the factory floor, there was one telephone for a couple of hundred union shop workers.  Their making an appointment with a physician, or a lawyer, or conducting a discussion with their kid's teacher, was technically allowed, but difficult, embarrassing, and unofficially frowned upon.  It was difficult to be a good parent working on the shop floor.<br><br>Meanwhile, one floor up in the executive offices, executives used their company phones to set up lunch dates, discuss their portfolio with their stock brokers, and just call friends to shoot the breeze -- \"keeping up with the industry.\"<br><br>Sometimes people don't get it.  A friend said that, years ago, he was in a redneck bar in the deep South when \"All in the Family\" came on.  He was surprised when the locals all cheered.  But then it dawned on him:  When Archie Bunker spoke, they cheered.  \"You tell 'em, Arch,\" one guy yelled.  Archie Bunker was carrying their views to millions of American homes.<br><br>I fear some watch \"The Office\" to learn how to be a boss.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_22:39:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "49bbe405f31b68709337a6c312460b05", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tim: someone figured out who she was: her boss.<br><br>So she wasn't anonymous.<br><br>This isn't new behavior on part of employers. If you tell all your friends degrading jokes about your boss and it gets back to your boss, do you think you'll stay employeed? In my experience, no.<br><br>I think it sets back the world of blogging if we expect to just be able to write whatever we want on the Internet without consequences.<br><br>That's like saying \"you should be allowed to get onto the stage at Gnomedex, say whatever you want, without consequences.\"<br><br>That's not good advice to give people. It'll cause more people to get fired, not fewer.<br><br>Here's another thing to think about: people get fired every day for lots of reasons. Do you know why Martin Taylor was fired from his executive job at Microsoft? I do, but I'm not allowed to tell you cause of non-disclosure policies. He didn't have a blog, so it wasn't for that. But it was justified.<br><br>We don't know the company's side of the story here. They aren't allowed to tell you their side of the story, but the fired employee is certainly allowed to give her side of the facts.<br><br>I find it interesting that we always attack corporations here in the blogosphere.<br><br>Another thing? I hate anonymity. If you aren't able to write and sign your name to it, and explain who you are that probably is a sign that what you are doing is incompatible with something else in your life.<br><br>Look up the meaning of the word \"integrity.\" I like reading bloggers with integrity. Who I can get to know completely.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_12:05:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646167": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Employees should basically be allowed to say absolutely anything about their workplace or their boss. Anything less is totally unacceptable.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_19:14:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "a5ffd943d5c53db2c506672d17c3c236", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646168": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, with all due respect, when you say \"I don\u2019t know the facts of why she was fired. You don\u2019t either. So, how can I be wrong there?\" it begs the question of how you can be right.<br><br>You say you feel her firing was appropriate. But you also say you don't actually know why she was fired. How, then, can you state that her firing was justified?<br><br>Blogging pseudonymously (which is different from ANonymously) is not subject to employer approval, any more than speech is. Have you said things your bosses wouldn't necessarily approve of? Shouldn't they have fired you, then? Our words and our thoughts are not subject to direct corporate control by law; that is what is really on trial here. When they pay a salary, that doesn't rent your soul for the whole year, it's just compensation for labour.<br><br>She didn't slag her company. She may have behaved unprofessionally in her blog, but then who among us has not behaved unprofessionally when not actively practicing our professions? There are things you do in your house that your boss wouldn't want \"representing his company\" but surely he understands that he has no place poking around your house in the wee hours in the first place.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_03:25:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "e1cc5af59f80b5ed014df94b5e186ee9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Anytime you are identifyable with your company you\u2019ve gotta be professional about your behavior.\"  Yeah, but she wasn't.  Nobody knew who she was, let alone where she worked.  Her employer's actions are egregiously stupid; they've made sure that a fact perhaps guessed at by one or two insiders is splashed across the pages of the newspapers.  This is a PR disaster for them, and I hope the French courts turn it into a financial disaster too.<br><br>Let me turn Robert's advice around. Employers: If you discover that one of your employees is blogging anonymously, have a discreet private conversation with them advising them that they have a responsibility to exercise judgment, and that should their blog be connected with their employer, they will bear responsibility for the consequences.<br><br>The world Scoble is trying to steer us toward seems awfully boring and colorless.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_11:44:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "87fe25bf0272d8ad886dda793bdcbbd9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646170": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have been reading your blog for a couple weeks now, and had never followed it or corporate blogs before. But very clever of you for making this post come up if someone searches your blog for \"dooce\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_18:16:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "9b64f77e35c2827784b9cd5eff36d181", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646171": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"at work\" -&gt; \"at will\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_06:40:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "aa23f282433367fb8204d03967c0932d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646172": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Didn't you vigorously criticize minimicrosoft for blogging anonymously?<br><br>Now it turns out he was just smart.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_16:11:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "f38a1d45aa9999f2fee5f0181f5aeacf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646173": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Roland Piquepaille is a linkwhore for sure. And Scoble is a \"geek\" wannabe.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_11:04:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "87eda257b7c5b47f249728d387295246", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646174": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with Rick on parts of his posts. When you blog, you have to compartmentalize. Make sure that you don't blog about work. I don't, even if I wanted to know, I know I won't. Even if I am self-employed. If I want to rant about something, I find something that is in the media or mainstream so that I can have an opinion and not have any problems come out of it.<br><br>The case of Heather Armstrong, Jessa Jeffries and other bloggers who got dooced should make everyone aware of the dangers of blogging about work.<br><br>You have to be able to restrain yourself. If you can't , blog create a pseudonym and blog anonymously.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_14:30:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a8f75cf4bfbda303c25b33b7772acee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646175": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rick, OK, I take it back. I read into it after reading press accounts of her blog and poking through it. It looked like she might have said something in the past that made her boss look bad. After all, why worry if your boss will find out about your blog if you're behaving in a way that he or she will approve of?<br><br>As far as your personal time. If your personal time includes hopping on stage in front of people who may include coworkers, customers, and others interested in your business then it is NOT your time anymore.<br><br>Companies hire you for you. And if you write on your blog something that your company doesn't agree with you gotta be prepared for the consequences.<br><br>If you want your private time to be private then don't spend it writing in front of a public audience.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_14:18:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646176": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Although I stopped assiduously contributing to it long ago, my list of fired bloggers (<a href=\"http://morphemetales.blogspot.com/2004/12/statistics-on-fired-bloggers.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://morphemetales.blogspot.com/2004/12/stati...</a>) continues to grow!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_10:43:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "04589837c6a6f90d00668285a980cf3b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646177": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Some reactions in the Franco-blogosphere:<br><br><a href=\"http://annedominique.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/petite-anglaise-perd-son-job-a-cause-de-son-blog/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://annedominique.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/p...</a><br><a href=\"http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2006/07/18/404-petite-anglaise-viree-pour-son-blog\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2...</a><br><a href=\"http://padawan.info/fr/blogueur_dentreprise/dixon_wilson_se_ridiculise_en_virant_une_salariee_a_cause_de_son_blog.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://padawan.info/fr/blogueur_dentreprise/dix...</a><br><a href=\"http://www.kozlika.org/kozeries/index.php/2006/07/19/548-tenir-un-blog-c-est-mal\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kozlika.org/kozeries/index.php/2006/...</a><br><a href=\"http://www.monputeaux.com/2006/07/webcitoyen_une_.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.monputeaux.com/2006/07/webcitoyen_un...</a><br>(amongst others...)<br><br>In English:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.guillermito2.net/archives/2006_07_18.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.guillermito2.net/archives/2006_07_18...</a><br><br>And do read the Telegraph article:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/18/wblog18.xml\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=...</a><br><br>And her account:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/07/18/things-fall-apart\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/07/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_15:27:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "4194dd08fa5a00f02f50d0d45412144b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646178": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maybe I misread this one, but I don't yet know all the facts. In previous \"blog firings\" when I actually learned the facts I agreed with the decisions. For instance, remember that Delta flight attendant? Did you know she held up a plane while she took those pictures? That's what she told Shel Israel when he finally met her face-to-face.<br><br>I have yet to find a blogger who wasn't fired for good reasons.<br><br>Maybe this is the case, but I'm not gonna stick up for an anonymous blogger who now is using her blog to tell her side of the story when I can't hear her boss's side of the story.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_21:10:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646179": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt; As to freedom of speech: sorry, you have none if you work for a corporation.<br><br>Huh?! WHAT?<br><br>You're seriously suggesting that as soon as a person has a job they lose the right to free speech? There's absolutely no way I can buy that. There is no way that an employer should have the right to control your own personal views. If there is then your employment laws are seriously screwed up, and need reworking.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_14:16:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "be73b6ce436e594cb6bd080a136cf6e5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646180": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oops again<br><br>Didn't see that she embargod posting about it untill after the internal meeting dismissed her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_09:33:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "27471ed50e99168e8d30498bde57bdab", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646181": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, I think you have been guilty of not doing what you praised some time ago in journalists - some basic research. Petite Anglaise was blogging mainly (with perhaps the exception of the post above and a few others) about her private life. She and everyone else has the right to free expression, anonymously or not. It would be different if she were using the anonymity to attack someone (her employer, for instance) - but she was not. It's up to the reader what they make of it, and I certainly take with a bucketful of salt anything written anonymously, entertaining or not. If she is fired for this and there is a court case and she is 'kicked out of court', then there is something wrong that perhaps .. and maybe you are alluding to it .. that we don't know. So sure, let's wait until all the facts are in the open. With open minds.<br>Meanwhile, employers that do not have a blogging policy that covers employees should have a word with themselves.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_14:41:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "576332a9f9b20ddada67f9bb953349ec", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646182": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My first comment got moderated (too many links in there, I suppose) -- thanks for setting it free ;-)<br><br>I hope Petite wins her lawsuit, because I think the consequences are going to go in the opposite direction than what you predict. I think it'll set back business blogging way more if she loses, because it'll just give confirmation that blogs are dangerous things that get you into trouble, and that employees can get trampled by their bosses for no good reason. If she wins, it says that as an employee, you are allowed to have a voice, and that you can speak without risking the sac as long as you stay within boundaries.<br><br>Again, go and read Petite's blog. What she said about her job has nothing to do with the stuff currently being posted on <a href=\"http://nestlesuisserealnews.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://nestlesuisserealnews.blogspot.com/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_14:37:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "4194dd08fa5a00f02f50d0d45412144b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646183": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ERM what are you smoking robert<br><br>Why do you want her to lose if the company looses would be better for bloggers in general \u2013 not realy in your new employers interest is it.<br><br>She kept it completely anonymous and didn't id her employer. Of course theer may be a real reason behind it interesting she\u2019s a brit working for a French company *nudge* *nudge*<br><br>All this will do is give another stick for unscrupulous lawyers a stick to frighten cash out business.<br><br>Are you sure about ca being a right to work I have a dim recollection that ca and ma (both it industry hubs) arn\u2019t right to work I know wa state is (which puts mini in a difficult position if he ever gets made) IANA(American)L (but ime not a total Civilian in this area either)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_08:32:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "27471ed50e99168e8d30498bde57bdab", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>Here's what I think is setting many of us off:<br><br>\"Blogging is like hopping on stage at a major conference. You wouldn\u2019t do that and start talking smack about your boss, would you? Would you honestly expect to stay employed?\"<br><br>Well, of course not. But there's not really any evidence of that, is there? Your post clearly implies that you thought she was doing this. If so, provide examples. If you can't, then insinuating that she was talking smack about her employers (which is what I meant by \"inappropriate\" above) is simply a distortion of the known facts.<br><br>Re your freedom of speech contention - that's completely wrong and I'm very disappointed you'd support such a position. Corporations should not be able to take punitive action against an employee for things they say or do outside of work unless such communications are either  a disclosure of secrets or directly hurt the company. Saying \"I work at XYZ Company, and let me tell you, drug use is rampant there, and by the way, managers are boffing subordinates all over the place\" is likely to get you fired. But it's far to Big Brotherish to get fired for talking about what you did in Vegas, for example.<br><br>There was a recent NYT article on employers googling kids out of college and being shocked, shocked, that these kids binge drank and had sex and posted it on the web. Now, you can question the wisdom of the kids posting that stuff, but really... do employers think that all we are are corporate drones? Do they think that previous generations didn't do some of this stuff? Why should it be a fireable offense if the company's image is not involved?<br><br>Easy Answer... it shouldn't. I'm getting tired of companies demanding that my personal time and thoughts are somehow subject to their oversight. Sorry... I'll work my ass off for you... but my personal time and my personal activities are not subject to your approval. I'll take care to not besmirch the company image... but that's as far as it goes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-20_14:12:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "89e99ae8ec1aa318ccb8119881446ecf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646185": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Actualy as a follow up<br><br>i just noticed she's actualy not fired Just yet just a discipline meeting in 10 days time.<br><br>Could be an interesting meeting to be a fly on the wall on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_08:39:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "27471ed50e99168e8d30498bde57bdab", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646186": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "FWIW, here is a post where Petite talks about her workplace:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/05/13/titilation/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/05/...</a><br><br>I wouldn't call that \"telling degrading jokes about her boss\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_14:00:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "4194dd08fa5a00f02f50d0d45412144b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646187": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Roland Piquepaille, famous technologist\"<br><br>I'd call him 'annoying linkwhore' but hey, definitions vary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_08:19:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "15ceeef84bcec075e2dc57c844b8dbcf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646188": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Can't possibly agree, Robert. Did you actually read any of Petite's blog? I've been following it for ages and her employer's action is a huge over-reaction (which will, ironically, undoubtedly do her a huge favour if she has any clue at all).<br><br>Your attack on her here sounds like you think everyone on MSN Spaces, LiveJournal et al should get the sack. If she was a business blogger, you'd have a case, but she wasn't. Blogging isn't just about business, you know. I sincerely hope she wins her case.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_07:50:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "356daffa0cecdbccc9d1b4449a92beb5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646189": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Can't say I really follow you here, Robert. She took care to remain \"discreet\" (ie, no name, no company name, no collegue/boss names). Her photo was on her blog, and that's what made her employer tick because she was \"recognizable\". It wasn't a \"trash your employer\" blog at all.<br><br>And she's being sacked for \"gross misconduct\", which is a pretty serious reason for which to be fired.<br><br>The Telegraph article and her latest blog entry should be read, IMHO. I've known her blog for a long time though I didn't read it religiously, and she mainly talked about her life in France, the French, her daughter, IIRC.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/18/wblog18.xml\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=...</a><br><a href=\"http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/07/18/things-fall-apart/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/07/...</a><br><br>This is not a case where I would say \"serves her right\" and \"should have seen it coming\".<br><br>Read Guillermito's post:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.guillermito2.net/archives/2006_07_18.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.guillermito2.net/archives/2006_07_18...</a><br><br>And for the French speakers:<br><br><a href=\"http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2006/07/18/404-petite-anglaise-viree-pour-son-blog\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2...</a><br><a href=\"http://padawan.info/fr/blogueur_dentreprise/dixon_wilson_se_ridiculise_en_virant_une_salariee_a_cause_de_son_blog.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://padawan.info/fr/blogueur_dentreprise/dix...</a> (now we know the name of her employer...)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_13:47:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "4194dd08fa5a00f02f50d0d45412144b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646190": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks Gabe, fixed that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-19_06:45:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646191": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Non-French speakers (and French speakers alike) might enjoy the Google translation of Eolas\u2019s post:\"<br><br>Translating software is getting better, but there are always those few words or expressions that don't work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-23_14:49:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a8f75cf4bfbda303c25b33b7772acee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9646192": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Eolas's conclusion (well, the gist of his comments) about the firing letter is that they'll have trouble defending it in court.<br><br>Non-French speakers (and French speakers alike) might enjoy the Google translation of Eolas's post:<br><br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/q3xxo\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/q3xxo</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2006-07-23_07:17:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "4194dd08fa5a00f02f50d0d45412144b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "3 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "18405440", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "125200", "hash": 3618210264898951667}, "thread": {"total_posts": 0, "paginate": false, "per_page": 0, "slug": "uk_blogger_sacked", "num_pages": 1, "days_alive": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 18405440, "num_posts": 60, "closed": true, "queued": false, "killed": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": false, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "faaf467d0f47abde553c3b8e0e1b3570", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
  this.MODERATE_OPTIONS = "Moderate Options";

  // Thread moderator actions
  this.CLOSE_THREAD = "Close thread";
  this.OPEN_THREAD = "Open thread";
  this.REMOVE_THREAD = "Remove thread";
  this.RESTORE_THREAD = "Restore thread";
  this.ACTIONS = "Actions";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = 'a2d140c59df8cd4ce27a20e0829cacd8';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



var FragmentPacket = function(reader, writer, writer_url, is_child, receiveCallback) {
	var that = this;
	this.reader = reader;
	this.writer = writer;
	this.writer_url = writer_url;

	this.is_child = is_child || false;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

	this.READY		= 0x1;
	this.WRITING	= 0x2;
	this.FIN		= 0x4;
	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;
	var listener = function() {
		that.recv();
	};
	return window.setInterval(listener, 10);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
		if (hashIndex == -1) {
			return;
		}
		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
	var flags = parseInt(hash.substring(0, 4), 10);
	var seqno = parseInt(hash.substring(4, 24), 10);
	var data  = hash.substring(24);

	if (this._lastHash !== hash) {
		this._lastHash = hash;
		this.log('recv: ' + hash);

		this.log(' flags: ' + flags);
		this.log(' seqno: ' + seqno + ' len: ' + hash.substring(4, 24).length + ' (' + hash.substring(4, 24) + ')');
		this.log(' data: ' + data + ' len: ' + data.length);

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

		if (flags & this.WRITING) {
			this._accumMsg += data;
			this.sendFlag(this.ACK, seqno);
			if (flags & this.FIN) {
				this.log('recv finished: ' + decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));
				this.receiveCallback(decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));

				this._accumMsg = '';

				this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
			}
		}
	}

	return {
		flags: flags,
		seqno: seqno,
		data: data
	};
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendRawPacket = function(packet) {
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
		this.writer.name = packet;
	} else {

		this.writer.location.href = this.writer_url + '#' + packet;
	}

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendFlag = function(flag, seqno) {
	this.sendRawPacket(this._zerofill(flag, 4) + this._zerofill(seqno, 20));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
	this._send(0, encodeURIComponent(msg));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._send = function(packetNum, msg) {
	var that = this;
	var recvBuf = this.recv();

	if (packetNum === 0) {

		if (!(recvBuf.flags & this.READY)) {
			this.log('client is not ready, waiting...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		}
	} else {

		if (!( (recvBuf.flags & this.ACK) && (recvBuf.seqno === this._lastSeqno) )) {
			this.log('waiting for ack from client...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		} else {
			this.log('received ack: ' + this._lastSeqno + ' ' + recvBuf.seqno);
		}
	}

	var flags = this.WRITING;
	var num_packets = Math.ceil(msg.length / this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	this.log('num_packets: ' + num_packets);

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

		this.log('message successfully sent!');
		this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
		return true;
	}

	this._lastSeqno++;

	if (packetNum == num_packets-1) {
		flags |= this.FIN;
	}

	var data = msg.substring(packetNum * this.MAX_DATA_LEN, (packetNum+1) * this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	var packet = this._zerofill(flags, 4) + this._zerofill(this._lastSeqno, 20) + data;

	this.log('sending raw packet: ' + packet);
	this.sendRawPacket(packet);

	return this._send(packetNum + 1, msg);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
	var retval = num.toString();
	var retval_len = retval.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < width - retval_len; i++) {
		retval = '0' + retval;
	}
	return retval;
};

var PostMessagePacket = function(receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId) {
	var that = this;
	this.receiver = receiver;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;
	this.id = id;


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;

	var listener = function(e) {

		if (!that.id) {
			that.id = e.data;
			return;
		}


		var id = e.data.split(';')[0];
		if (id !== that.id) {
			return;
		}
		var data = e.data.substring(e.data.indexOf(';') + 1);

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

	if (typeof window.attachEvent == 'function') {
		window.attachEvent('onmessage', listener);
	} else if (typeof window.addEventListener == 'function') {
		window.addEventListener('message', listener, false);
	} else {
		throw new Error('No method found to create event listener for PostMessagePacket.');
	}
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



	var needs_reget = false;
	try {
		if (typeof this.receiver.id == 'undefined' || typeof this.receiver.postMessage == 'undefined') {
			needs_reget = true;
		}
	} catch(e) {


	}
	if (needs_reget && typeof this.receiverId != 'undefined') {
		this.receiver = document.getElementById(this.receiverId).contentWindow;
	}

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

		packet = this.id;
	} else {
		packet = this.id + ';' + msg;
	}
	this.receiver.postMessage(packet, '*');
};

PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = null;
PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id = function() {
	var id = (new Date()).getTime();
	if (id == PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id) {
		id++;
	}
	PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = id;
	return id.toString();
};

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

	this.objectToJSON = function(obj) {
		var json = '';
		var results = [];

		if (obj === undefined || obj === null) {
			return 'null';
		}

		switch (obj.constructor) {
			case Object:
				for (var property in obj) {
					if (obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
						results.push(this.objectToJSON(property) + ': ' + this.objectToJSON(obj[property]));
					}
				}
				json = '{' + results.join(', ') + '}';
				break;
			case Array:
				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
					results.push(this.objectToJSON(obj[i]));
				}
				json = '[' + results.join(', ') + ']';
				break;
			case Number:
			case Boolean:
				json = obj.toString();
				break;
			case String:

				var specialChars = {'\b': '\\b', '\t': '\\t', '\n': '\\n', '\f': '\\f', '\r': '\\r', '\\': '\\\\'};

				json = obj.replace(/[\x00-\x1f\\]/g, function(match) {
					var ch = specialChars[match];
					return ch ? ch : '\\u00' + match.charCodeAt().toPaddedString(2, 16);
				});

				json = '"' + json.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
				break;
			default:

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

	this.createHandler = function(send_func, registered_funcs) {
		var that = this;
		var handler = function(message) {

			try {
				var rpc = eval('(' + message + ')');
			} catch(e) {
				alert('bad JSON: ' + message);
				return;
			}
			if (rpc.method) {

				if (!registered_funcs[rpc.method]) {
					return;
				}

				var retval = registered_funcs[rpc.method].apply(null, rpc.params);
				if (rpc.id) {
					var response = {
						result: retval,
						error: null,	// TODO
						id: rpc.id
					};
					send_func(that.objectToJSON(response));
				}
			} else if(rpc.result) {

				if (!that.ids[rpc.id]) {
					return;
				}

				that.ids[rpc.id](rpc.result);
				delete that.ids[rpc.id];
			}
		};
		return handler;
	};

	this.execute = function(send_func, method, params, response_callback) {
		response_callback = response_callback || null;
		var id = (response_callback) ? (new Date()).getTime() : null;

		var request = {
			method: method,
			params: params,
			id: id
		};

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

		if (id) {
			this.ids[id] = response_callback;
		}
	};
};
JsonRpc = new JsonRpc();

var ParentMessenger = function(childUrl, receiverUrl, container, receiveCallback) {


	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0 && parseInt(navigator.userAgent.substring(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Version/') + 8), 10) == 3) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	} else if (window.opera) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}



	if (!receiverUrl &&
		navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') >= 0 &&
		parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.slice(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 3, navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 6)) < 1.9) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}


	if (/msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {


		if (document.domain == window.location.hostname) {
			receiverUrl = '';
		}
	}

	var that = this;
	this.childUrl = childUrl;
	this.receiverUrl = receiverUrl;
	this.container = container || document.body;

	this.packetHandler = null;


	this._ready = false;
	this._error = false;


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

		that.receiver = document.createElement('iframe');
		that.receiver.src = receiverUrl;
		that.receiver.id = 'receiver_' + (new Date()).getTime();
		that.receiver.name = that.receiver.id;

		that.receiver.frameBorder = '0';
		that.receiver.frameSpacing = '0';
		that.receiver.style.borderStyle = 'none';

		var receiver_onload = function() {
			var receiver = document.getElementById(that.receiver.id).contentWindow;

			try {
				receiver.document.body.innerHTML = '';
			} catch(e) {

				that._error = true;
			}
			receiver.document.body.style.padding = '0px';
			receiver.document.body.style.margin = '0px';

			var child = receiver.document.createElement('iframe');
			child.id = 'child';
			child.name = 'child';
			child.src = that.childUrl;

			child.frameBorder = '0';
			child.frameSpacing = '0';
			child.style.borderStyle = 'none';
			child.style.width = '100%';
			child.style.height = '100%';
			receiver.document.body.appendChild(child);

			that.child = receiver.document.getElementById('child').contentWindow;
			that.receiver = receiver;

			that.packetHandler = new FragmentPacket(that.receiver, that.child, that.childUrl, false, receiveCallback);

			that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();

			that.packetHandler.sendFlag(that.packetHandler.READY, 0);

			that._ready = true;
		};

		that.receiver.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (this.readyState == 'complete') {
				receiver_onload();
			}
		};

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







		if (Dsq.Utils.ie) {
			if (that.container.clientWidth === 0) {

				var _waitForWidth = function() {
					if (that.container.clientWidth > 0) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					} else {
						window.setTimeout(_waitForWidth, 100);
					}
				};
				_waitForWidth();

				that._once = false;
				that.receiver.onresize = function() {
					if (!that._once) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					}
					that._once = true;
				};
			}
		}

		that.container.appendChild(that.receiver);
	};


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

			that.packetHandler.send();
			that._ready = true;
		};

		var id = PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id();
		var receiverId = 'child_' + id;


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

		that.container.innerHTML += '<iframe ' +
			'src="' + childUrl + '" ' +
			'id="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'name="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'onload="ParentMessenger._receiver_onload_' + receiverId +'();" ' +
			'></iframe>';

		that.receiver = document.getElementById(receiverId).contentWindow;
		that.packetHandler = new PostMessagePacket(that.receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId);
		that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();
	};

	if (typeof window.postMessage == 'function') {
		_createReceiverForPostMessage();
	} else {
		_createReceiverForFragmentPacket();
	}

};

ParentMessenger.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
	var that = this;
	if (!this._ready) {

		window.setTimeout(function() { that.sendMessage(message); }, 10);
		return;
	}
	this.packetHandler.send(message);
	return true;
};

Dsq.NewFrames = function(url) {
	this.url = url;
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype.init = function(onFailure) {
	var that = this;

	try {
		this.messenger = new ParentMessenger(this.url, Dsq.jsonData.integration.receiver_url, this.container, this.receive_callback);
	} catch(e) {
		if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
			onFailure();
		}
	}

	if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
		var iId = window.setInterval(function() {
			if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				return;
			}
			if (that.messenger._ready) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
			} else if (that.messenger._error) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				onFailure();
			}
		}, 10);
	}
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype._execute = function(method, args, callback) {
	var that = this;
	if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
		return false;
	}
	JsonRpc.execute(
		function(msg) { that.messenger.sendMessage(msg); },
		method,
		args || [],
		callback);
	return true;
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame = function(container, parent_post_id) {
	var that = this;
	this.container = container;
	this.parent_post_id = parent_post_id;

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

		Dsq.Debug.log('Dsq.ReplyFrame.sendFunc');
		that.messenger.sendMessage(msg);
	};


	var postComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		Dsq.jsonData.posts[response.message.id] = response.message.post_meta;
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key]) {
			Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key] = response.message.user_meta;
		}


		var reply_position = (typeof(disqus_insert_wrt_sort) == 'undefined' 
			? (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reply_position ? -1 : null) 
			: (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? null : -1));
		
		if (response.message.post_meta.approved) {
			Dsq.Post.insert(response.message.post_meta.parent_post_id || reply_position, response.message.id, response.message.post_meta.message);
		}

		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var postComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(response.message, 'Error');
		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onFailure(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var editComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);
		
		message.innerHTML = response.message;
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
	
	var editComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('Sorry, there was an error editing this comment.', 'Edit Error');
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	var getUserByEmail_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var msg = response.message;
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(parent_post_id);

		if (msg.username) {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'login', {
				'username': msg.username,
				'display_name': msg.display_name,
				'avatar_url': msg.avatar_url,
				'verified': msg.verified,
				'email': fields.email.value
			});
		} else {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'register');
		}
	};

	var validateAuth_onSuccess = function(response, auth_choice) {
		Dsq.Templates.postComment(parent_post_id, null, true, auth_choice);
	};

	var validateAuth_onFailure = function(response, auth_choice) {
		var pid = parent_post_id ? '-' + parent_post_id : '';
		var msg = response.message;

		if (auth_choice == 'register') {
			var fields = ['email', 'username', 'password'];

			for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
				var field = fields[i];
				var errorDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-' + field + '-errors' + pid);

				if (msg[field]) {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = msg[field];
				} else {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = '';
				}
			}
		} else if (auth_choice == 'login') {
			Dsq.$('dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid).innerHTML = '<p>We couldn\'t log you in. Please verify your login.</p>';
		}
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.receive_callback = JsonRpc.createHandler(sendFunc, {
		'postComment.onSuccess': postComment_onSuccess,
		'postComment.onFailure': postComment_onFailure,
		'editComment.onSuccess': editComment_onSuccess,
		'editComment.onFailure': editComment_onFailure,		
		'getUserByEmail.onSuccess': getUserByEmail_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onSuccess': validateAuth_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onFailure': validateAuth_onFailure,
		'reload': function() { window.location.reload(); }
	});

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=scobleizer' +
		'&t=uk_blogger_sacked' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_default_text) +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype = new Dsq.NewFrames(Dsq.ReplyFrame.url);

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.post = function(author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe) {
	this._execute('postComment', [author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.edit = function(post_id, message) {
	this._execute('editComment', [post_id, message]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.setState = function(parent_post_id, depth) {
	this._execute('setState', [parent_post_id, depth]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.getUserByEmail = function(email) {
	this._execute('getUserByEmail', [email]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.validateAuth = function(auth_choice, email, username, password) {
	this._execute('validateAuth', [auth_choice, email, username, password]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.authenticateFacebook = function(session, forum_url) {
	this._execute('authenticateFacebook', [session, forum_url]);
};

	Dsq.Facebook = function() {
	var that = this;

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




		if (typeof disqus_facebook_forum != 'undefined') {
			forum_url = disqus_facebook_forum;
		}
		Dsq.frames.reply_0.authenticateFacebook(session, forum_url);
	};

	var onLogin = function() {
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(handleSessionData);
	};

	this.login = function() {
		FB.Connect.requireSession(onLogin, true);
	};
};
Dsq.Facebook = new Dsq.Facebook();


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

Dsq.Themes.narcissus = new function() {
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-form-area';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-textarea-wrapper';



	
	this.header = function() {
		var comments_count, total_posts, num_posts;
		var html = '';
		var missing_perm_tmpl;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.missing_perm) {
			missing_perm_tmpl = Dsq.Templates.missingPermissions();
			if (missing_perm_tmpl) {
				html += '<div class="dsq-missing-permissions">' + missing_perm_tmpl + '</div>';
			}
		}

		total_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.total_posts;
		num_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_posts;

		if (total_posts) {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL(total_posts, num_posts);
		} else {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION(num_posts);
		}

		html += ' \
		<div id="dsq-comments-title"> \
			<h3>' + comments_count + '</h3> \
		</div> \
		';

		html += ' \
		<div class="dsq-options"> \
			<span class="dsq-item-sort">'
				+ Dsq.Strings.SORT_BY + ' \
				<select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);"> \
					<option value="hot" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 4 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.POPULAR_NOW + '</option> \
					<option value="best" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 3 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.BEST_RATING + '</option> \
					<option value="newest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.NEWEST_FIRST + '</option> \
					<option value="oldest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.OLDEST_FIRST + '</option> \
				</select> \
				&nbsp; \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<span id="dsq-subscribe">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.subscribed
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.UNSUBSCRIBE + '</a>'
						: '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL + '</a>')
				+ '</span> \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-rss" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png" alt="" /> \
				<a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/uk_blogger_sacked/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html += Dsq.Templates.postBox();

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showModeratorActions(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL + '</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS + '</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-append-post-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		var html = '';
		return html;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



	
	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';

			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>'
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> ' + Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'uk_blogger_sacked'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};
	
	
	this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {


		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
			}
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
				+ '?post_id='    + id
				+ '&vote='        + vote);
		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login('To rate, please log in');
		}
	};

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {

		Dsq.$('dsq-like-pts-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.';

		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;';
		}
	};




	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {
		var approved = response.message.post_meta.approved;

		if (parent_post_id) {
			Dsq.Post.toggleReply(parent_post_id);
		}

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
		
		if (approved) {
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		} else {			
			var unapproved_msg = 'Thanks for posting!\
	 Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.\
			';
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(unapproved_msg, 'Comment awaiting approval', post_id);
		}

		var sharing_results = response.message.sharing_results;
		var sharing_errors = '';
		for (var service in sharing_results) {
			if (sharing_results.hasOwnProperty(service) === true) {
				if (sharing_results[service].error === true) {
					sharing_errors += service + ', ';
				}
			}
		}

		if (sharing_results.facebook && sharing_results.facebook.callback) {
			FB.ensureInit(function() {
				FB.Connect.streamPublish('', sharing_results.facebook.attachment);
			});
		}

		if (sharing_errors !== '') {
			var message = 'Your comment was posted, but there were errors sharing with the following connections: ';
			message += sharing_errors.replace(/,\s$/, '');
			message += '<p><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections" target="_blank">Configure your connections here</a></p>'
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sharing options');
		}

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.postComment_onFailure = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
};




// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/uk_blogger_sacked/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			var retval = parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
			return !isNaN(retval) ? retval : null;
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">60</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/uk_blogger_sacked/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/uk_blogger_sacked/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/uk_blogger_sacked/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on Scobleizer" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:18405440" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'scobleizer',
			't'				: 'uk_blogger_sacked',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/uk_blogger_sacked/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'uk_blogger_sacked'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'uk_blogger_sacked'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'uk_blogger_sacked'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

  this.showModeratorActions = function() {
      if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
          return;
      }

      var html = '<div class="dsq-moderate-options"><table><tr>' +
                 '<td>' + Dsq.Strings.ACTIONS + '</td><td><ul>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleClosed(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.closed ? Dsq.Strings.OPEN_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.CLOSE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleKilled(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.killed ? Dsq.Strings.RESTORE_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.REMOVE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '</ul></td></tr></table></div>' +
              '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate-threads/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
      Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, Dsq.Strings.MODERATE_OPTIONS);
  };

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		  var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		  var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		  Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		  status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		  window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};

  this.toggleClosed = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_closed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };

  this.toggleKilled = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_killed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/18405440/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/scobleizer/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}





	// TODO: Move Seesmic code outside of the main script.  Don't let this script clobber the global namespace.
	if(typeof seesmic == 'undefined') { var seesmic = {}; }
	seesmic.widget = new function () {
		this.callback = function (data) {
			playerVersion = data.disqusplayer;
		};
	};

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://seesmic.com/version.js?callback=seesmic.widget.callback');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://media.disqus.com/javascript/library/swfobject.js');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	function see_play_video(_videoUri, _add) {
		var swf = !!playerVersion ? playerVersion : 'http://seesmic.com/embeds/StandalonePlayer.swf';

		flashcontentDiv = Dsq.$(_videoUri + '_content');
		previewDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_preview');
		hideDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_hide');
		showDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_show');
		if(_add) {
			// push flash widget
			var so = new SWFObject(swf, 'sotester', '300', '270', '9', '#000000');
			so.addVariable('video', _videoUri);
			so.addParam('allowFullScreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('allowScriptAccess','always');
			so.useExpressInstall('swfobject/expressinstall.swf');
			so.write(_videoUri + '_content');

			previewDiv.style.display = 'none';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'block';
			showDiv.style.display = 'none';
		}
		else {
			flashcontentDiv.innerHTML = '';
			previewDiv.style.display = 'block';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'none';
			showDiv.style.display = 'block';
		}
	};





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646171">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646171" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646171" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646171" href="http://www.techmeme.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gabe</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646171" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646171" class="dsq-comment-message">"at work" -&gt; "at will"</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646190">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646190" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646190" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646190" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646190" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646190" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Gabe, fixed that.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646188">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646188" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646188" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646188" href="http://www.webmink.net/2006/07/une-petite-incident.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Simon Phipps</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646188" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646188" class="dsq-comment-message">Can\'t possibly agree, Robert. Did you actually read any of Petite\'s blog? I\'ve been following it for ages and her employer\'s action is a huge over-reaction (which will, ironically, undoubtedly do her a huge favour if she has any clue at all).<br><br>Your attack on her here sounds like you think everyone on MSN Spaces, LiveJournal et al should get the sack. If she was a business blogger, you\'d have a case, but she wasn\'t. Blogging isn\'t just about business, you know. I sincerely hope she wins her case.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646187">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646187" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646187" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646187" href="http://acidzebra.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michiel</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646187" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646187" class="dsq-comment-message">"Roland Piquepaille, famous technologist"<br><br>I\'d call him \'annoying linkwhore\' but hey, definitions vary.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646183">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646183" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646183" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646183" href="http://hauntingthunder.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Maurice</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646183" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646183" class="dsq-comment-message">ERM what are you smoking robert<br><br>Why do you want her to lose if the company looses would be better for bloggers in general – not realy in your new employers interest is it.<br><br>She kept it completely anonymous and didn\'t id her employer. Of course theer may be a real reason behind it interesting she’s a brit working for a French company *nudge* *nudge*<br><br>All this will do is give another stick for unscrupulous lawyers a stick to frighten cash out business.<br><br>Are you sure about ca being a right to work I have a dim recollection that ca and ma (both it industry hubs) arn’t right to work I know wa state is (which puts mini in a difficult position if he ever gets made) IANA(American)L (but ime not a total Civilian in this area either)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646185">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646185" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646185" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646185" href="http://hauntingthunder.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Maurice</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646185" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646185" class="dsq-comment-message">Actualy as a follow up<br><br>i just noticed she\'s actualy not fired Just yet just a discipline meeting in 10 days time.<br><br>Could be an interesting meeting to be a fly on the wall on.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646180">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646180" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646180" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646180" href="http://hauntingthunder.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Maurice</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646180" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646180" class="dsq-comment-message">Oops again<br><br>Didn\'t see that she embargod posting about it untill after the internal meeting dismissed her.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646176">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646176" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646176" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646176" href="http://blogswana.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Curt</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646176" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646176" class="dsq-comment-message">Although I stopped assiduously contributing to it long ago, my list of fired bloggers (<a href="http://morphemetales.blogspot.com/2004/12/statistics-on-fired-bloggers.html" rel="nofollow">http://morphemetales.blogspot.com/2004/12/stati...</a>) continues to grow!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646173">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646173" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646173" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646173" href="http://www.cypherxero.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cody</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646173" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646173" class="dsq-comment-message">Roland Piquepaille is a linkwhore for sure. And Scoble is a "geek" wannabe.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646169">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646169" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646169" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646169" href="http://www.tbray.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tim Bray</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646169" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646169" class="dsq-comment-message">"Anytime you are identifyable with your company you’ve gotta be professional about your behavior."  Yeah, but she wasn\'t.  Nobody knew who she was, let alone where she worked.  Her employer\'s actions are egregiously stupid; they\'ve made sure that a fact perhaps guessed at by one or two insiders is splashed across the pages of the newspapers.  This is a PR disaster for them, and I hope the French courts turn it into a financial disaster too.<br><br>Let me turn Robert\'s advice around. Employers: If you discover that one of your employees is blogging anonymously, have a discreet private conversation with them advising them that they have a responsibility to exercise judgment, and that should their blog be connected with their employer, they will bear responsibility for the consequences.<br><br>The world Scoble is trying to steer us toward seems awfully boring and colorless.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646166">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646166" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646166" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646166" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646166" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646166" class="dsq-comment-message">Tim: someone figured out who she was: her boss.<br><br>So she wasn\'t anonymous.<br><br>This isn\'t new behavior on part of employers. If you tell all your friends degrading jokes about your boss and it gets back to your boss, do you think you\'ll stay employeed? In my experience, no.<br><br>I think it sets back the world of blogging if we expect to just be able to write whatever we want on the Internet without consequences.<br><br>That\'s like saying "you should be allowed to get onto the stage at Gnomedex, say whatever you want, without consequences."<br><br>That\'s not good advice to give people. It\'ll cause more people to get fired, not fewer.<br><br>Here\'s another thing to think about: people get fired every day for lots of reasons. Do you know why Martin Taylor was fired from his executive job at Microsoft? I do, but I\'m not allowed to tell you cause of non-disclosure policies. He didn\'t have a blog, so it wasn\'t for that. But it was justified.<br><br>We don\'t know the company\'s side of the story here. They aren\'t allowed to tell you their side of the story, but the fired employee is certainly allowed to give her side of the facts.<br><br>I find it interesting that we always attack corporations here in the blogosphere.<br><br>Another thing? I hate anonymity. If you aren\'t able to write and sign your name to it, and explain who you are that probably is a sign that what you are doing is incompatible with something else in your life.<br><br>Look up the meaning of the word "integrity." I like reading bloggers with integrity. Who I can get to know completely.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646162">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646162" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646162" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646162" href="http://www.ns-tech.com/blog/geldred.nsf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gregg Eldred</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646162" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646162" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmm . . . looks like her account has been suspended:<br><br><a href="http://www.petiteanglaise.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.petiteanglaise.com</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646189">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646189" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646189" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646189" href="http://steph.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steph</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646189" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646189" class="dsq-comment-message">Can\'t say I really follow you here, Robert. She took care to remain "discreet" (ie, no name, no company name, no collegue/boss names). Her photo was on her blog, and that\'s what made her employer tick because she was "recognizable". It wasn\'t a "trash your employer" blog at all.<br><br>And she\'s being sacked for "gross misconduct", which is a pretty serious reason for which to be fired.<br><br>The Telegraph article and her latest blog entry should be read, IMHO. I\'ve known her blog for a long time though I didn\'t read it religiously, and she mainly talked about her life in France, the French, her daughter, IIRC.<br><br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/18/wblog18.xml" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=...</a><br><a href="http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/07/18/things-fall-apart/" rel="nofollow">http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/07/...</a><br><br>This is not a case where I would say "serves her right" and "should have seen it coming".<br><br>Read Guillermito\'s post:<br><br><a href="http://www.guillermito2.net/archives/2006_07_18.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.guillermito2.net/archives/2006_07_18...</a><br><br>And for the French speakers:<br><br><a href="http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2006/07/18/404-petite-anglaise-viree-pour-son-blog" rel="nofollow">http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2...</a><br><a href="http://padawan.info/fr/blogueur_dentreprise/dixon_wilson_se_ridiculise_en_virant_une_salariee_a_cause_de_son_blog.html" rel="nofollow">http://padawan.info/fr/blogueur_dentreprise/dix...</a> (now we know the name of her employer...)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646186" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646186" href="http://steph.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steph</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646186" class="dsq-comment-message">FWIW, here is a post where Petite talks about her workplace:<br><br><a href="http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/05/13/titilation/" rel="nofollow">http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/05/...</a><br><br>I wouldn\'t call that "telling degrading jokes about her boss".</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646182" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646182" href="http://steph.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steph</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646182" class="dsq-comment-message">My first comment got moderated (too many links in there, I suppose) -- thanks for setting it free ;-)<br><br>I hope Petite wins her lawsuit, because I think the consequences are going to go in the opposite direction than what you predict. I think it\'ll set back business blogging way more if she loses, because it\'ll just give confirmation that blogs are dangerous things that get you into trouble, and that employees can get trampled by their bosses for no good reason. If she wins, it says that as an employee, you are allowed to have a voice, and that you can speak without risking the sac as long as you stay within boundaries.<br><br>Again, go and read Petite\'s blog. What she said about her job has nothing to do with the stuff currently being posted on <a href="http://nestlesuisserealnews.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://nestlesuisserealnews.blogspot.com/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646181" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646181" href="http://pz.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Peter Warne</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646181" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, I think you have been guilty of not doing what you praised some time ago in journalists - some basic research. Petite Anglaise was blogging mainly (with perhaps the exception of the post above and a few others) about her private life. She and everyone else has the right to free expression, anonymously or not. It would be different if she were using the anonymity to attack someone (her employer, for instance) - but she was not. It\'s up to the reader what they make of it, and I certainly take with a bucketful of salt anything written anonymously, entertaining or not. If she is fired for this and there is a court case and she is \'kicked out of court\', then there is something wrong that perhaps .. and maybe you are alluding to it .. that we don\'t know. So sure, let\'s wait until all the facts are in the open. With open minds.<br>Meanwhile, employers that do not have a blogging policy that covers employees should have a word with themselves.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646177" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646177" href="http://steph.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steph</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646177" class="dsq-comment-message">Some reactions in the Franco-blogosphere:<br><br><a href="http://annedominique.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/petite-anglaise-perd-son-job-a-cause-de-son-blog/" rel="nofollow">http://annedominique.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/p...</a><br><a href="http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2006/07/18/404-petite-anglaise-viree-pour-son-blog" rel="nofollow">http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2...</a><br><a href="http://padawan.info/fr/blogueur_dentreprise/dixon_wilson_se_ridiculise_en_virant_une_salariee_a_cause_de_son_blog.html" rel="nofollow">http://padawan.info/fr/blogueur_dentreprise/dix...</a><br><a href="http://www.kozlika.org/kozeries/index.php/2006/07/19/548-tenir-un-blog-c-est-mal" rel="nofollow">http://www.kozlika.org/kozeries/index.php/2006/...</a><br><a href="http://www.monputeaux.com/2006/07/webcitoyen_une_.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.monputeaux.com/2006/07/webcitoyen_un...</a><br>(amongst others...)<br><br>In English:<br><br><a href="http://www.guillermito2.net/archives/2006_07_18.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.guillermito2.net/archives/2006_07_18...</a><br><br>And do read the Telegraph article:<br><br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/18/wblog18.xml" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=...</a><br><br>And her account:<br><br><a href="http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/07/18/things-fall-apart" rel="nofollow">http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2006/07/...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646172">nowhere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646172" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646172" class="dsq-comment-message">Didn\'t you vigorously criticize minimicrosoft for blogging anonymously?<br><br>Now it turns out he was just smart.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646170" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646170" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646170" href="http://monquito.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Amanda</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646170" class="dsq-comment-message">I have been reading your blog for a couple weeks now, and had never followed it or corporate blogs before. But very clever of you for making this post come up if someone searches your blog for "dooce".</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646163" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646163">Papillon</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646163" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>Thanks for raising the profile of this story. (check out the coverage on The Independent (<a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1185350.ece%29%21" rel="nofollow">http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article1...</a>). It\'s sad her employers are so a**l and orthodox. Their business decision!<br><br>P.S.: I hate to have to be pedantic, but in the interest of accuracy, you will note that she\'s in fact English. ("Petite Anglaise" is French for "Little English woman" (word for word translation- actually the meaning is closer to "cute little English girl")</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646164" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646164" href="http://davosnewbies.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lance Knobel</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646164" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646164" class="dsq-comment-message">I certainly think you jumped the gun on this one, Robert. If you read her blog it was innocuous about her employer. They certainly over-reacted.<br><br>As far as the employment law is concerned, I\'m glad there are many parts of the world where employees have greater protection than in California and Washington. The American model isn\'t necessarily right for everyone.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646167" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646167" href="http://midnightfire.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Amos Keppler</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646167" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646167" class="dsq-comment-message">Employees should basically be allowed to say absolutely anything about their workplace or their boss. Anything less is totally unacceptable.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646157" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646157" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646157" href="http://www.dahowlett.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">dahowlett</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646157" class="dsq-comment-message">Fact Robert - she\'s British working in Paris. Sad thing - she works for a firm of auditors I know, which is deeply embarrassing.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646178" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646178" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646178" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646178" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe I misread this one, but I don\'t yet know all the facts. In previous "blog firings" when I actually learned the facts I agreed with the decisions. For instance, remember that Delta flight attendant? Did you know she held up a plane while she took those pictures? That\'s what she told Shel Israel when he finally met her face-to-face.<br><br>I have yet to find a blogger who wasn\'t fired for good reasons.<br><br>Maybe this is the case, but I\'m not gonna stick up for an anonymous blogger who now is using her blog to tell her side of the story when I can\'t hear her boss\'s side of the story.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646165" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646165" href="http://timpanogos.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">edarrell</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646165" class="dsq-comment-message">Reminds me of a large company I worked for once.  On the factory floor, there was one telephone for a couple of hundred union shop workers.  Their making an appointment with a physician, or a lawyer, or conducting a discussion with their kid\'s teacher, was technically allowed, but difficult, embarrassing, and unofficially frowned upon.  It was difficult to be a good parent working on the shop floor.<br><br>Meanwhile, one floor up in the executive offices, executives used their company phones to set up lunch dates, discuss their portfolio with their stock brokers, and just call friends to shoot the breeze -- "keeping up with the industry."<br><br>Sometimes people don\'t get it.  A friend said that, years ago, he was in a redneck bar in the deep South when "All in the Family" came on.  He was surprised when the locals all cheered.  But then it dawned on him:  When Archie Bunker spoke, they cheered.  "You tell \'em, Arch," one guy yelled.  Archie Bunker was carrying their views to millions of American homes.<br><br>I fear some watch "The Office" to learn how to be a boss.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646158">rick gregory</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646158" class="dsq-comment-message">So, robert, you admit you don\'t know the story, but the employer\'s right? Come on - point to some evidence... your post, and your comments here, insinuate that she was saying things about her employer that were inappropriate. So... put up. Link to those posts. Or admit that you are wrong.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646153" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646153" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646153" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646153" class="dsq-comment-message">Rick: I didn\'t say she said things about her employer that were inappropriate. But I certainly saw communications on her blog, and images, that would raise eyebrows in companies that I\'ve spoken to. Are they fireable offenses? Not in my eyes, but then I\'m a pretty liberal guy.<br><br>I doubt she was fired because of her blog solely, though. Even she doesn\'t claim that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646150" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646150" href="http://daily-erg-workout.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Alan Thomas</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646150" class="dsq-comment-message">I wonder what percentage of bloggers actually publish under theri own name? Is there an etiquitte in blogging about "pen-names" - keyboard-names?<br><br>--<br>Alan Thomas<br>Rowing Science Weblog<br><a href="mailto:RowingScience@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">RowingScience@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://daily-erg-workout.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://daily-erg-workout.blogspot.com</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646151">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646151" class="dsq-comment-message">so, first you imply she fired for blogging and her employers found out about it. Then you say you doubt she was fired for her blog?  Do you even know what your position is? Robert, you look a bit like   National Inquirer on this one.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646146" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646146" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646146" href="http://pz.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Peter Warne</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646146" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert - you are wrong, and by now you know it. Read through the tone of some of your comments - a bit whiny, aren\'t they?<br><br>I have yet to find a blogger who wasn’t fired for good reasons indeed ... The smart thing now is to admit you were wrong.<br><br>On the face of it, i.e., going by the information currently available, Petite (shame you didn\'t read closely enough to spot that she isn\'t actually French) has been badly treated by her company.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646144" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646144" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646144" class="dsq-comment-message">Peter: I still don\'t get what I\'m wrong about. Can you please be specific about what I\'m wrong about?<br><br>OK, I will fix the thing about being French. I was definitely wrong about that.<br><br>As to how she was treated by her company, I don\'t know the facts of why she was fired. You don\'t either. So, how can I be wrong there?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646168" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646168" href="http://raincoaster.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">raincoaster</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646168" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, with all due respect, when you say "I don’t know the facts of why she was fired. You don’t either. So, how can I be wrong there?" it begs the question of how you can be right.<br><br>You say you feel her firing was appropriate. But you also say you don\'t actually know why she was fired. How, then, can you state that her firing was justified?<br><br>Blogging pseudonymously (which is different from ANonymously) is not subject to employer approval, any more than speech is. Have you said things your bosses wouldn\'t necessarily approve of? Shouldn\'t they have fired you, then? Our words and our thoughts are not subject to direct corporate control by law; that is what is really on trial here. When they pay a salary, that doesn\'t rent your soul for the whole year, it\'s just compensation for labour.<br><br>She didn\'t slag her company. She may have behaved unprofessionally in her blog, but then who among us has not behaved unprofessionally when not actively practicing our professions? There are things you do in your house that your boss wouldn\'t want "representing his company" but surely he understands that he has no place poking around your house in the wee hours in the first place.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646161" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646161" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646161" href="http://pz.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Peter Warne</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646161" class="dsq-comment-message">You are wrong about her \'talking smack about her boss\' - I have tried to find where she did, and I can\'t. Even more, I have tried to find where her employer is identified - I can\'t. They did that for themselves. You are also wrong, IMO, to suggest that any employee can expect their employer\'s intervention if they blog. There is a distinction, here - I work, and after work I blog, and that is in my private space. My employer only gets rights if I start talking about my work - or I blog during working hours from my office.<br><br>But you are 100% correct when you say, "Anytime you are identifyable with your company you’ve gotta be professional about your behavior."<br><br>If there is indeed a court case, it would be tried in either France or England; the outcome will have no impact on corporate blogging in the \'corporations blog\' sense. It may well have a limited impact in that country - not in Europe - on employees\' rights when they blog.<br><br>I hope that companies wake up to the pressing need to make sure that blogging is covered in the contract of employment by the time this case is settled. And I know nothing about the law in California or Washington, but I suspect that such a lawsuit would not be laughed out of court there.<br><br>I think it is fair to say that you were the most envied person among the bloggerati while you were at Microsoft: how DID he get that gig? Paid to blog .... wow! ... and as such, you have a great deal of influence, and you should not forget that with it goes responsibility; no-one wants to accuse you of exercising the \'prerogative of the harlot\'. I think you are wrong in what I saw as an immediate leap to the defence of the corporation.<br><br>But the main thing I refer to is a line you wrote on June 12: "Bloggers rarely call before writing. It\'s something I hope we can change. Call before running the story. It\'s what great journalists do."<br><br>I\'m not suggesting you should have called. What I am suggesting is that you should have taken some time to read a little more deeply into the story.<br><br>And a final point – you know how on some blogs, posts are not corrected, they just cross the original out and replace it, so that you can still see what was written in the first place? I think this might be a convention worth adopting in the name of transparency.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646143" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646143" href="http://range.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">range</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646143" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646143" class="dsq-comment-message">Getting dooced sucks. That\'s why it\'s good to be self-employed.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646141" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646141" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646141" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646141" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;You are wrong about her ‘talking smack about her boss’ - I have tried to find where she did, and I can’t.<br><br>OK, I was wrong there. I saw that she was scared of her boss learning about her blog, so I assumed she had something to worry about.<br><br>As to freedom of speech: sorry, you have none if you work for a corporation.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646184">rick gregory</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646184" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>Here\'s what I think is setting many of us off:<br><br>"Blogging is like hopping on stage at a major conference. You wouldn’t do that and start talking smack about your boss, would you? Would you honestly expect to stay employed?"<br><br>Well, of course not. But there\'s not really any evidence of that, is there? Your post clearly implies that you thought she was doing this. If so, provide examples. If you can\'t, then insinuating that she was talking smack about her employers (which is what I meant by "inappropriate" above) is simply a distortion of the known facts.<br><br>Re your freedom of speech contention - that\'s completely wrong and I\'m very disappointed you\'d support such a position. Corporations should not be able to take punitive action against an employee for things they say or do outside of work unless such communications are either  a disclosure of secrets or directly hurt the company. Saying "I work at XYZ Company, and let me tell you, drug use is rampant there, and by the way, managers are boffing subordinates all over the place" is likely to get you fired. But it\'s far to Big Brotherish to get fired for talking about what you did in Vegas, for example.<br><br>There was a recent NYT article on employers googling kids out of college and being shocked, shocked, that these kids binge drank and had sex and posted it on the web. Now, you can question the wisdom of the kids posting that stuff, but really... do employers think that all we are are corporate drones? Do they think that previous generations didn\'t do some of this stuff? Why should it be a fireable offense if the company\'s image is not involved?<br><br>Easy Answer... it shouldn\'t. I\'m getting tired of companies demanding that my personal time and thoughts are somehow subject to their oversight. Sorry... I\'ll work my ass off for you... but my personal time and my personal activities are not subject to your approval. I\'ll take care to not besmirch the company image... but that\'s as far as it goes.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646179" href="http://patrick.geek.nz/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">PatrickQG</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646179" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt; As to freedom of speech: sorry, you have none if you work for a corporation.<br><br>Huh?! WHAT?<br><br>You\'re seriously suggesting that as soon as a person has a job they lose the right to free speech? There\'s absolutely no way I can buy that. There is no way that an employer should have the right to control your own personal views. If there is then your employment laws are seriously screwed up, and need reworking.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646175" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646175" class="dsq-comment-message">Rick, OK, I take it back. I read into it after reading press accounts of her blog and poking through it. It looked like she might have said something in the past that made her boss look bad. After all, why worry if your boss will find out about your blog if you\'re behaving in a way that he or she will approve of?<br><br>As far as your personal time. If your personal time includes hopping on stage in front of people who may include coworkers, customers, and others interested in your business then it is NOT your time anymore.<br><br>Companies hire you for you. And if you write on your blog something that your company doesn\'t agree with you gotta be prepared for the consequences.<br><br>If you want your private time to be private then don\'t spend it writing in front of a public audience.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646174" href="http://range.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">range</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646174" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with Rick on parts of his posts. When you blog, you have to compartmentalize. Make sure that you don\'t blog about work. I don\'t, even if I wanted to know, I know I won\'t. Even if I am self-employed. If I want to rant about something, I find something that is in the media or mainstream so that I can have an opinion and not have any problems come out of it.<br><br>The case of Heather Armstrong, Jessa Jeffries and other bloggers who got dooced should make everyone aware of the dangers of blogging about work.<br><br>You have to be able to restrain yourself. If you can\'t , blog create a pseudonym and blog anonymously.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646155">rick gregory</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646155" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>I\'m surprised at your attitude. Here I thought all of this blog stuff was about self-expression and a new way of doing things. Seems like it\'s the same old command and control, 1950s grey-suited conformity. New media? Fah...<br><br>Is this really the world you want to champion? is this what you want to help create? Because I don\'t see the value in millions of blogs that don\'t say anything because we\'ve created a world completely without personal space. Look at the just-release Pew study... most people who blog are doing it... for self-expression.<br><br>Look, of course one has to be smart... blog about work, your company or your company\'s partners/customers/execs and you\'re taking a risk. But, well, let\'s take an example...<br><br>I\'m a wine geek. Love the stuff, collect it and even post online about it with others who share my interest. If I blog about a wine dinner and talk not only about how great the wine, food and people were but finish with something like "And we all drank WAY too much.. must have been 2 bottles a person. Thank God for taxis" should I really have to worry that my \'alcohol is evil\' boss might fire me? Do we really want to have a world where there\'s no tolerance for diversity and no personal time or space and my only recourse is to be silent and hide?<br><br>Because, if that\'s what you\'re advocating, you\'re advocating a society that is taking the first steps to totalitarianism... Read Arendt... the atomization of society and the elimination of personal space are prime characteristics of totalitarian societies. Yes, that\'s a bit of hyperbole. But a few decades of this and it may well not be hyperbole, but nascent reality.<br><br>Don\'t, I really mean do NOT talk about open conversations and how we\'re empowering people with communication technologies and then argue for a position that says we should all hide any part of ourselves that is the least bit controversial - and if we don\'t, that persecution and firing is just fine, thank you.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646147" href="http://hhp2k.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hhp2k</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646147" class="dsq-comment-message">Hahaha, and then you have bosses like mine, who don\'t give two shits about employee ativity inside the network. Doesn\'t much matter I guess, considering my boss is awesome.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646149">John Melville</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646149" class="dsq-comment-message">In response to "Honarium on Tuesday," the post seems to misunderstand freedom of speech.  The first ammendment states that Congress shall make no law regulating speech, the 14th ammendment extended that prohibition to the states and local governments, but that\'s it as far as freedom of speech goes.<br><br>To answer your other arguments, other federal and state antidiscrimination laws do protect other specific non-work activiteis like attending religious services, and in some states political activity (I think.)<br><br>None of this says an employer can\'t fire you for saying bad things about them.  In my mind it really doesn\'t matter if you intended to disclose who you\'re employer is or not or if you wanted to be completely anonymous.  I do believe, contrary to the prior posts, that an employer buys a certian ammount of loyalty when they buy my time.<br><br>The freedom of speech never was, and should never be, the right to speak without consequences; it merely eliminates certian governmental responses to certian types of speech.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646156" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646156" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646156" class="dsq-comment-message">Rick, OK, let\'s back up. Yes, I\'m for all that stuff. Free expression for all. And everything.<br><br>But when you work for a company you are joining your brand, er content, er face, er "attitude", in with other people\'s. You don\'t get free speech, sorry. If free speech is important to you then you better make sure your speech will be accepted before you accept a job there.<br><br>I am not going to tell my readers to do whatever they want. That\'ll get them fired and will be bad advice.<br><br>If you\'re speaking in public, you\'ve got to represent your company professionally.<br><br>If you don\'t like those rules, then either don\'t speak in public or choose a company that\'ll support your ideas and your way of communicating.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646160">rick gregory</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646160" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>I think it\'s fine to tell people "here\'s the status quo, this is how the world is, so you need to think about what you do and say online." In fact, I agree with you that it\'s the responsible thing for someone like you to do.<br><br>But the message I was getting from your post and subsequent comments was that this status quo was just fine... that there\'s nothing wrong with people being judged on things they say outside of work, even when those things are not related to work at all. That\'s what I don\'t agree with, and I think we need to start having a discussion around what employers can reasonably expect. Much of what people post now, they have always done - their employers just didn\'t know about it. And, unless it affects work, there\'s never really been a problem,<br><br>Now, all of a sudden, employers CAN find out this stuff. Does that mean it should matter? If it didn\'t when then did not know about it, why does it now (again stipulating that we\'re not talking passing company secrets, etc.)?<br><br>Throughout everything I see from you above, I get the feeling you\'re comfortable with this state of affairs... that\'s what disappoints me, and what I can\'t agree with. We need to start talking about just how much intrusion into out non-work lives corporations should expect... not as a matter of law, but in the process of building a new social contract.<br><br>Right now, corporations seem to think that they can expect you to be available by cell/email/IM outside of work hours... but you can\'t do any persona surfing inside of them. And now you can be fired for writing things that some manager objects to which has nothing to do with your performance. Sorry, but that\'s a worldview I can\'t help but question.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646154">rick gregory</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646154" class="dsq-comment-message">One more thing... You say<br><br>"If you’re speaking in public, you’ve got to represent your company professionally."<br><br>Yes... if you\'re known as an employee of the company or are speaking on its behalf. Certainly. But what about the case when someone doesn\'t advertise their connection with a company and nothing they say on their blog is related to their work or their company? Should they still be subject to firing for what they post? See my wine example above...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646152" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646152" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646152" class="dsq-comment-message">Rick: in my mind? Yes.<br><br>When companies hire you they are hiring you for your reputation. If you do something to harm that reputation (like taking off your clothes on stage at a conference, or smoking dope in front of a customer) then you should get sent onto do other work. I don\'t care whether this is on "your time" or "company time." In my mind there isn\'t a difference.<br><br>I saw people get fired for how they behaved at a party (they were hitting inappropriately on someone I knew). I thought that was totally justifiable. How you behave in public DOES reflect on the company.<br><br>If you don\'t like those rules, either work for a company that doesn\'t care or work for yourself!<br><br>But to say that you should be able to do whatever you want without consequences seems to me to be a fairly dangerous road to go down.<br><br>The blogging policy is "be smart." I don\'t see any reason to change that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646159" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646159" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646159" class="dsq-comment-message">The thing about this is I don\'t know why this girl REALLY got fired. It might have had nothing to do with her blog. But I did find some adult photos on her blog and some adult language. I know many people who would fire you for doing that kind of stuff in the public square. Which is what blogging is.<br><br>When you\'re employed you are loaning your reputation to the company. If your company doesn\'t like your reputation they\'ll ask you to find another company to loan it to.<br><br>What you do in public has a GREAT impact on your reputation.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646148" href="http://raincoaster.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">raincoaster</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646148" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, have you not used adult language yourself? Could you have been fired for it? According to your stated position, you should have been. Or for telling jokes that your boss doesn\'t find funny. Or pretty much anything else. Is every aspect of your life subject to corporate approval?<br><br>Also, please let us not forget that only a person who worked closely with her at that company was able to determine her identity and connect the blog with the company. This is in no sense publicly-available information; it is insider information. The public had no way of determining where she worked, and from the way her blog looks, wouldn\'t be particularly interested. Her identity does not come from her corporate association at all. She was obviously more of a force as a blogger than as a worker. As an individual she was onstage. As a worker, she was not.<br><br>As the labour market continues to invert (giving the power to the sellers of labour, rather than the purchasers) we\'ll see a correction. Your attitude, Robert, that "As to freedom of speech: sorry, you have none if you work for a corporation" has been very strong throughout the last twenty-five years or so, but that is changing, and this case is going to be an important precedent. I don\'t want to get all Business 2.0 rah-rah about it, but it\'s true.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646145" href="http://blog.macb.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">macbeach</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646145" class="dsq-comment-message">"I saw people get fired for how they behaved at a party (they were hitting inappropriately on someone I knew). I thought that was totally justifiable. How you behave in public DOES reflect on the company."<br><br><br>I\'ll top that.<br><br>I know a guy who got fired (at least threatened with such) for not "voluntarily" giving to the United Way campaign that the company (fortune 50 or less at the time and still) sponsored.  He turned in his resignation the next day, had a new job the day after.  Within a year half a dozen colleagues left to go to the same much smaller company, and I\'m sure all got nice pay increases in the bargain.  I\'d say that a dozen people had their triggers pulled to leave in the long run by this one incident, myself included.  It wasn\'t that we disliked United Way, it was that we finally saw our local management (particularly the HR department) for the total nincompoops that they were (how many people do you know who drive a Winebego to work every day?).  This was the 70s by the way, a time when companies were begging for programmers, and these were systems programmers that commanded the highest salaries in the industry (most of us made more than our managers).<br><br>In other words, the decision to threaten this guy cost the company huge bucks in replacement costs for all those people, disruption in the technologies they supported, and the small company that got all that talent ended up taking a lot of business away from them too.  I doubt anyone in that incompetent management structure ever figured out what hit them or why.  But they did subsequently close down that local Washington Division.   Today things would probably be different.  News of that event would have been all over the place and would spread faster than any number of lawsuits could handle.  Not only would they lose the original disgruntled employees but might lose their ability to replace them AT ALL.<br><br>I don\'t know what the laws in this area are for a company disclosing reasons for dismissal, but in this particular case they would be well advised to get as much out there as they are allowed, even if they had to do it in a round-about way.  A simple "Her dismissal had nothing to do with her blog" would be helpful, if that is the case, otherwise they could state that they do not allow blogs of any kind, as a general policy statement.  As I pointed out in my own (related) entry, blogging is just a buzzword for a particular publishing technology, so if they are going to ban blogging, they are implicitly banning any public admission that you work for the company.  What follows is the realization by the public that all statements about such a company by company insiders are filtered, and possibly untrustworthy.  That, IMHO, is a dangerous position for any company that sells products to the general public to be in.<br><br>I guess what remains to be seen for these "naked conversations" is whether all of the participants will be disrobing voluntarily.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646142" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646142" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646142" class="dsq-comment-message">Raincoaster: I don\'t work for a company that bans adult language. Hope that helps! :-)<br><br>Translation: If using a certain type of language is important to you and your boss isn\'t letting you use it, then leave and get another job! I\'m all for that. Just like MacBeach just demonstrated.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646139">rick gregory</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646139" class="dsq-comment-message">"When companies hire you they are hiring you for your reputation."<br><br>No. Wrong. Absolutely, completely WRONG. The company and I are engaging in a trade of my time, talent and work skills for a compensation package. That\'s ALL. Yes, there are some peripheral responsibilities such as not disclosing trade secrets.<br><br>If a corporation wants to control my life 24 x 7, pay me for that. But that is NOT what current employment does - it is a trade of my labor and time for financial consideration. Period.<br><br>You keep bringing up examples of inappropriate behavior that you think support your position - but they don\'t. On stage at a conference? Uh, of course you are identified with your company. At a corporate party? Same thing. I\'m NOT arguing about those.<br><br>You seem to want to live in a society where corporations can penalize me for saying or doing things completely disconnected from the company, that cannot be tracked to the company and that don\'t involve the company in any way. I don\'t want to live in such a society.<br><br>Finally, there\'s no way you\'re going to sell business blogging with this as a basic tenet - sure some people will blog and you\'ll have marketing \'blogs\' that are as personal as a press release. But there\'s no way most employees will blog with any openness if they have a reasonable chance of getting disciplined or fired. If companies want to reap the benefits of the new openness, they need to  embrace a little more tolerance and realize that employees are free agents, not their childern, wards or servants.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646140" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646140" class="dsq-comment-message">Rick, I\'ve seen people get fired for things they did at a private party. Oh, and ever watch a baseball player get fired for doing drugs? I have. It has nothing to do with their on-the-job performance. It has EVERYTHING to do with their reputation.<br><br>And, sorry, anytime you write something on a public blog it\'s the same thing as if you stepped on stage in the public square and said it.<br><br>That said, I totally agree with you on what employers must do to be "clued in." I will only work for employers that let me speak my mind openly and without prior restraint. If that ever changes I\'ll expect to go find another job.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646138" href="http://steph.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steph</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646138" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe somebody has already pointed you to this:<br><br>- <a href="http://www.petiteanglaise.com.nyud.net:8080/archives/2006/07/20/suspendered/" rel="nofollow">http://www.petiteanglaise.com.nyud.net:8080/arc...</a><br><br>Petite\'s account of the firing.<br><br>And, more interesting maybe if you\'re after the "employer\'s side of the story", here is an analysis of her letter of dismissal (by a lawyer, but in French):<br><br>- <a href="http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2006/07/20/405-la-lettre-de-licenciement-de-petite-anglaise" rel="nofollow">http://maitre.eolas.free.fr/journal/index.php?2...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646137" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646137" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646137" href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646137" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646137" class="dsq-comment-message">Steph: what did the analysis say? I can\'t read French.<br><br>One thing, no matter how clueless my position is, note the huge PR hurt that this company is in. They\'ve been in newspapers around the world and now look like jerks everywhere.<br><br>If it were me I\'d never fire a blogger for her blog. I\'d find some other reason and have it well backed up.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646136">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646136" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646136" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646136" href="http://range.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">range</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646136" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646136" class="dsq-comment-message">Scoble saved by Range, the Quebecois blogger!<br><br>First off, he says that the letter was written by a lawyer who had a clear plan defined. It\'s a long one, over 4 pages long.<br><br>It starts off by saying that they were surprised to discover a blog that she was doing, that included comments and articles on the company. Even though she never mentioned names and used pseudonyms, it is easy to identify her and therefore identify the company. Also, you had an advert running in a Paris newspaper with a photo of you as well as the URL of the blog. They say that this blog is destined for a large audience, so does not fall under the privacy laws of France. It says that she dissed and denigrates here bosses, which is unacceptable. This causes harm to the people employed and to the company, attacking them this way. Potential clients will see that their company name has been sullied.<br><br>It continues saying that she had posted information that she had deleted, this had been mentioned in some comments. She had deleted them because she thought they were to risky. The company doesn\'t know what they were, but since they were too risky, they couldn\'t have been good. And these were published to a large audience.<br><br>She blogged from work, which is a no no. She also used excuses to not go to work, to pretend that her kid was sick, when in effect the kid wasn\'t.<br><br>It says that she was disloyal and that the company has lost trust in her because she aired her opinions this way, to the public at large. She tarnished their reputation. She made it impossible for her to continue working with the accountants.<br><br>It mentions that they are not considering suing her yet, but if she isn\'t careful with what she says, they might.<br><br>In the meantime, she is suing them for 56000 pounds, about two years worth of wages.<br><br><a href="http://fistfulofeuros.net/archives/002628.php" rel="nofollow">http://fistfulofeuros.net/archives/002628.php</a><br><br>It\'s looking bad for the company, they should have just given her some money and sent her off on  vacation.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646135">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646135" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646135" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9646135">rick gregory</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646135" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646135" class="dsq-comment-message">"If it were me I’d never fire a blogger for her blog. I’d find some other reason and have it well backed up."<br><br>Oh, good... that\'s a very ethical, upfront position... "We don\'t like her blog, but firing her for that would be bad PR so let\'s fake up some other reason."<br><br>And this fits in with your ideas that companies should be more transparent and honest with their public... how??<br><br>Oh, and this is pretty much what the second reason in this letter does, incidentally - they allege that, since she worked on her site during work hours she violated a section of her contract that commits her to 35 hours per week. Note that they don\'t say in this section that her performance suffered... but it\'s a legalistic point. Rather like what your quote advocates, actually...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646192">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646192" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646192" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646192" href="http://steph.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steph</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646192" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646192" class="dsq-comment-message">Eolas\'s conclusion (well, the gist of his comments) about the firing letter is that they\'ll have trouble defending it in court.<br><br>Non-French speakers (and French speakers alike) might enjoy the Google translation of Eolas\'s post:<br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/q3xxo" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/q3xxo</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646191">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646191" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646191" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646191" href="http://range.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">range</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646191" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646191" class="dsq-comment-message">"Non-French speakers (and French speakers alike) might enjoy the Google translation of Eolas’s post:"<br><br>Translating software is getting better, but there are always those few words or expressions that don\'t work.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646134">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646134" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646134" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646134" href="http://steph.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steph</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646134" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646134" class="dsq-comment-message">Range: which is why I said French-speakers might enjoy it too ;-)<br><br>Let me know if there is an important part which is not understandable. I don\'t mind translating a sentence here and there, but the whole post is a little long!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9646133">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9646133" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9646133" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9646133" href="http://range.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">range</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9646133" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9646133" class="dsq-comment-message">Steph: Yeah, I got that one!<br><br>The post is quite long, and the analysis is even longer.<br><br>You\'ve got a lot of blogs!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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